Box Office: PS-1 And Kantara Second Friday Early Estimates

Chennai, October 7 - Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan - Part 1 scores excellent second Friday at the domestic box office after registering one of the biggest first weeks for an Indian movie.

The epic period action drama film had grossed over 321 crores worldwide in the first week and begins the second week with a solid estimated 11-12 crores gross for all languages. The drop from Sunday is approx. 23% which is excellent hold.



The movie grossed approx. 132 crores in the home state, Tamil Nadu in the first week, and adds another 7-8 crores more on the second Friday. The total gross collection of the movie in the state is approx. 138 crores which are the 5th highest of all time. By the end of the 2nd weekend, the movie will become the second biggest movie in the state, and then the race to become the biggest will start.

On the other hand, the Kannada blockbuster Kantara is in a rampage mode and starts the second weekend with a solid estimated 5-5.25 crores net. The movie sees a jump of around 5% on the second Friday from yesterday and as compared to the first Friday, the jump is over 120% which is massive.

Written and directed by Rishab Shetty who also plays the lead role in the movie, "Kantara" scored around 38 crores net collection and with today's estimated total, the next collection reached approx. 43 crores. It has also crossed the 50 crores gross mark on its 8th day at the worldwide box office.

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